The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-16
WISCONSIN LEGISLATERE.
Senate, ,

were passed, but no general business was
done.
MADISON, April 5.-A bill was introduced
| by permission to prohibit members OF the
! legislature receiving free transportation
| on railroads, but it was promptly defeat
| ed. A bill was passed repeating the moiety
clause in the law regarding the prosecution
| OF illegal insurance companies. The Joint
committee OF the two houses, at q meeting
| this evening, fixed upon April Is, as the
date for final adjournment.
MADISON, April 6.-Assembly bills were
concurred in: Authorizing the commission
| ers OF public lands to expend $4,000 ac-
| eording to provisions oil existing laws for
| the reclamation OF swamp lands in the
| counties of Calumet and Mantowoc
authorizing the justices OF the su
preme court to appoint three competent
persons, one ofwhom shall be the attorney
| general, to draft a general law for the in
| corporation OF cities, and requiring the bill
| to be drafted as soon as possible, and APP
| propriating to such committee $400 each
| as compensation for their services
the report to be ready at the next
session of the legislature; providing that
| when q ma ority of citizens living in two or
| more adjoining towns, in the same or dif
| ferent counties, desire drain or ditch to
| be Strengthened or improved, they may
| make written application to the supervis-
| oiS VI bBSiT TtehttliNt to"HS
| such supervisors shall act together for he
| completion Of the work prayed for in he
application. The bill was indefinitely
| postponed appropriating So, 900 to ohm
| IIumbull for moneys expended by him in
| the construction OF the buildngs at the
university, and 50, 500 to w. w. Littlejohn
| for money expended in the construction Of
| the same buildings.
MADISON, April THE Joint assembly
| resolution providing for the appointment
| of committee to ascertain the best means
| OF employing prisoners in the state prison
| was concurred in. Bills were passed for a
change of place OF trial in bastardy cases
on account of prejudice or unfavorable SEN
| timent for q fair trial; fixing schedule Of
fees for register OF deeds, for drawing legal
papers; authorizing circuit judges to
appoint, during their vacation, three
| court commissioners in each of
| the counties in their circuits.
! Assembly bills were concurred in: provid
| ing that the treasurer OF each town shall
| annually withhold from the several school
| districts of his town one-twentieth of the
| school fund income, together with one-fifth
| OF all county and town taxes annually is
sued TO secure said school fund in
come, the money to be expended in
the purchase CT school libraries: amending
section 2 of chapter $40, laws OF 1888, re-
| lating to creditors and assigpees, so that
| in case any writ or attachment shall be
| levied upon the property OF the debtor
| within sixty days prior to the execution of
| assignment, the assignee may appear in
| the action in which the ttachment issued
| and in the name of the debtor, traverse
| by answer or otherwise the aft iavit
| or any part thereof on which such
| writ OF attachment issued, and the
verification of the answer trayersing such
| affidavit, made upon information and be-
lief, shall be sufficient; making it misde-
| meanor TO kill birds for millinery purposes,
punishable by fine OF from So to 500,
| one half to go to the informer; giving the
local authorities power to regulate auc-
| tions and actioneers aud also to compel
| the payment OF a license and per
| centage on their sales by nom
resident taxpayers, who visit place
temporarily for the purpose Of
| disposing Of so called bankrupt stocks"
| ETC.; making it unlawful for any clerk or
| inspector OF election to issue or write
change or alter for any person on the day
OF election any ticket or ballot; providing
| that in any assignment for the benefit OF
creditors; providing that in set
| tlement for wages between teachers and
| district boards or other employers OF
! teachers in public schools, twenty days Of
| teaching shall constitute school month,
unless it be otherwise specified in
! the contract, and all legal holidays
occurring on school days shall be
| counted, although no school be taught;
| but school taught on legal holiday shall
| not be counted for two school days; and
no Saturdays shall be counted; providing
that the governor shall appoint three trus-
| tees and the county board of supervisors
| two trustees, as soon as any county asyl-
um has been completed and approved by
| the governor and state board OF charities
| and reform, such trustees to have control
| Of the asylum in the county for which the
asylum was built.
MADISON, April S.-Bills we're passed ::
Authorizing the city OF Milwaukee
to issue bonds for S250,O0O for the
| purpose OF constructing intercepting
sewer. Assembly bills were concurred in
to authorize Milwaukee to issue $50, 900 in
river dam bonds; to further define the duties
and powers of the state factory in
spector; to provide that whe many mo-
ton for change OF place OF trial
| in either the county or circuit
| courts of Milwaukee County is made
on account OF prejudice OF Judge, the Judge
having jurisdiction OF the case should re.
quest the Judge OF some neighboring cir
cult to come and Try the case in the court
from which the change of trial was to be
taken providing that il a person expend q
greater amount in labor or money in clear
ing a highway OF a blockade OF snow, after
having been called out by the overseer of
| highways, the excess thereof shall be
credited to him on account OF any delin-
quent or subsequent highway tax assessed
to him; giving breed stallion owners
liens upon the colts gotten of their
stations; apprOprie ing sum not
to exceed $4,000, to be used by
the state board OF he. lth for the preven-
tion OF the introducti n and spread OF
| Asiatic cholera ard dan; erous diseases, 60
| nrpVant fnrcihp inferfPr, with
employed at lawful lsJor, or with the
use or operation Vi machinery, and
Furnishing each violation by a maxi
mum fine OF 500, or a maximum inn
prisonment for a term OF six months in the
| county Jail or both; prohibiting boys un-
der l 6 years OF age from being sent to state
prison, and permitting them to be sent to
| the state industrial school any time till
| they reach Is years of age; providing for a
park on the east side in the city OF Miwau-
kee.
MADISON, April 9.-Assembly bills were
concurred in: To prohibit nonresident
| aliens from acquiring or holding more than
800 acres of land in this state except by
inheritance or in payment of debt; requir-
ing railroad companies TO carry mixed
live stock in the same car, each
| kind OF stock to be separated by parti-
| tions. and forbidding the company from
charging higher rate for transportation
of such mixed stock than would be charged
for the transportation OF the highest class
of stock shipped in such cars; giving any
contractor or sub contractor or person
furnishing material for any improve
ments on the property of others. lien
upon such property, il he notifies the
party for whom the work was done, within
four months from the time OF the last
charge; providing that when persons can
| not agree as to the method OF draining wet
lads, they shall apply to the town boards
of their towns, which shall fix the method
| of draining such lands.
Assembly.
MADISON, April A bill was passed
| making ii a crime to issue spit tickets at
auy election without so designa ting them.
Other bills passed by the assembly we're
to provide that to secure service upon
railway corporations service made
upon any local agent in county shall be
valid; TO prevent killing of birds for mil.
hnery purposes under penalty not
exceeding S100: to provide that over